Twilio Welcomes Technology Pioneer Donna Dubinsky to its Board of Directors
November 14 2018 - 9:00AM
Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, is
pleased to welcome Donna Dubinsky, CEO of Numenta and former CEO of
Palm Computing, as the newest member of the Twilio board of
directors. Donna is an accomplished operational executive with
extensive experience building leading technology companies across
multiple sectors, and scaling companies through hyper-growth. As an
early pioneer in the smartphone industry at Palm and Handspring,
Donna brings a wealth of communications, mobile and developer
expertise to the Twilio board. Currently, Donna is CEO of Numenta,
whose mission is to understand the neocortex and build machines
based on those principles.
“Donna’s roots in the technology world are nearly unmatched,”
said Jeff Lawson, CEO and co-founder of Twilio. “Not only was she
one of the first technology leaders at the start of the smartphone
boom, Donna has built career leading organizations that fearlessly
disrupt markets through innovation. We are thrilled to have her
join the Twilio board as we work to transform the communications
industry from its legacy in hardware to its future in
software.”
Donna is a serial entrepreneur best known for her work as CEO of
Palm Computing and then Handspring, pioneers of the first
successful handheld computers and smartphones. Previously, Donna
spent 10 years in sales, sales support and logistics at Apple and
at Claris, an Apple software subsidiary. In 2005, she founded
Numenta with her long-time business partner Jeff Hawkins, where she
currently serves as chief executive officer.
"Twilio is a high-impact company that resonates with many of my
passions - innovation, enabling developers, communications and
positive impact in the community," said Donna Dubinsky, chief
executive officer at Numenta. “I’m delighted to be joining Twilio’s
board at this exciting time.”
Donna earned a B.A. from Yale University, and an M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School. She also serves on the boards of
Numenta and Cortical.io. Donna recently served on the board
of Yale University from 2006-2018, including two years as senior
fellow.
Donna joins other Twilio directors, including Rick Dalzell,
formerly of Amazon.com; Byron Deeter, managing partner at Bessemer
Venture Partners; Elena Donio, CEO of Axiom Global; Jeff Epstein,
operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners; Erika Rottenberg,
general counsel at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; and Twilio chairman,
CEO and co-founder Jeff Lawson. Donna will also serve as a
member of the audit committee.
About TwilioMillions of developers around the
world have used Twilio to unlock the magic of communications to
improve any human experience. Twilio has democratized
communications channels like voice, text, chat, and video by
virtualizing the world’s telecommunications infrastructure through
APIs that are simple enough for any developer to use, yet robust
enough to power the world’s most demanding applications. By making
communications a part of every software developer's toolkit, Twilio
is enabling innovators across every industry — from emerging
leaders to the world’s largest organizations — to reinvent how
companies engage with their customers.
Source: Twilio Inc.
Media Contact:Caitlin Epsteinpress@Twilio.com
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